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Fujifilm FinePix Z33WP announced February 19, 2009 is a water proof 10 megapixel compact digital camera that features 3x optical zoom, 2.7 inch LCD, face detection, ISO range from 64 to 1600, and camera dimension are 92.0 (W) x 59.6 (H) x 20.6 (D) mm / 3.6 (W) x 2.3 (H) x 0.8 (D) in. The Z33WP is designed for use in water to a depth of 3 meters.
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DigiCamReview has posted their review of the Fujifilm FinePix Z33WP where they write – ‘Whilst I was a little disappointed by the image quality – I was impressed by the cameras compact size, the stylish colours, waterproof features and low price – one of the main reasons why I bought it in the first place.’
DigitalCameraInfo
Sorry to report the Z33WP is not that good of a camera. Its photos had color that barely passed muster and the movies were not much better. But you know what, it’s cheap and that’s the reason a lot of people will end up buying it. On the positive side it’s waterproof which means it’s a great beach camera just as long as you don’t go deeper than 10 feet and you don’t mind mediocre looking pictures.
Steve’s Digicams
Here is one of the most affordable compact cameras on the market. With a 10 megapixel sensor this camera is not deficient in the features department. This thing is a no brainier no matter how much photo experience they have, just pick it up and start shooting. Its photo quality is very good but it is a little slow to operate.
PCW
“It’s nice and small, and there aren’t many buttons to worry about. Picture quality wasn’t up to much, though. Although the 10-megapixel pictures were fine when taken in good light, indoors they were speckled with noise and poorly colored.”
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Cameras.uk
“This is a relatively inexpensive, waterproof digital camera. Fuji has placed the emphasis on fun and the Finepix Z33WP is available in a range of bright colours. Highlights include ease of use, but picture quality struggles in places.”
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PCMag
“With dismal still-image quality, poor video quality, an LCD you can’t see in the sun, and a lens that fogs up when it hits the water, the Fujifilm FinePix Z33WP isn’t a good choice for a beach camera.”
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Digital Camera Review
“The camera struggles in difficult lighting conditions, and finding the right balance in shooting settings is sometimes tricky. Shooting in Auto and Scene Recognition mode will take some of these decisions out of the hands of the user, but it’s a far from perfect overall shooting experience.”
Pocket-lint
“But when all is said and done, the Fujifilm Finepix Z33WP is an easy to use and fun camera that can be easily thrown into a bag heading down to the beach, without worrying about it getting wet or filled with sand. It looks great, but doesn’t quite offer the performance to match. “
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ITReviews
“The quality of the images is generally sharp, authentic and vivid, as you’d expect from a 10-megapixel camera, without being especially outstanding, which is what you’d expect from an extremely affordable compact digital. In short, if you want something inherently cool and perfect for a beach holiday in particular, then this would be an ideal camera to slip into your bathing shorts.”
CNET
“The Fujifilm FinePix Z33WP is an inexpensive waterproof point-and-shoot ultracompact camera. And by inexpensive I mean that it’s considerably less than other waterproof cameras. However, the pictures and performance aren’t the greatest, so while the Z33WP on paper looks like a good deal for an everyday pocket camera, you’re better using it as a secondary camera specifically for shooting in rain and snow, or at the beach and pool.”
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Imaging Resource
“As you’d expect, there are some significant tradeoffs in optical and image quality that come from combining the words “least-expensive” and “waterproof” in a single product description, but frankly, there are times when having any pictures of a special event is more important than the absolute quality of the images.”
CNET UK
“The Fujifilm FinePix Z33WP’s definition isn’t great and its operation is rather sluggish, but, despite all that, this camera is so neat and pretty that you’ve got to cut it some slack. Perhaps its biggest problem is that it doesn’t look like a cheap camera, so it’s disappointing when it starts behaving like one.”
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DPInterface
“Bad news first: there’s below average battery life, lack of image stabilization and no manual controls. On the positive note, the Z33 spots several unique features – Couple Timer and Group Timer are the two new ones while we’ve already seen Natural Light mode and Intelligent Flash on previous Fujifilm cameras. There’s also a whole bunch of playback bells and whistles, including two very basic movie editing tools and functions to make pictures more attractive and blog-friendly.”
Photoxels
“The Fujifilm FinePix Z33WP is a fun and stylish digital camera that produces good images with point-and-shoot simplicity. Recommended for the casual active user who wants to take pictures in inclement weather or loves to spend time in the swimming pool, on the beach or boating. It is well designed, colorful and should turn heads wherever you use it.”
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Press Release
‘Life-Proof’ FinePix Z33WP Captures Treasured Moments Anytime, Anywhere and in Any Conditions
Valhalla, N.Y., February 17, 2009 – Expanding the popular Z-series digital cameras for young-at-heart, trend-savvy consumers, FUJIFILM U.S.A., Inc. delivers flexible functionality and form to active and hip users with the launch of the FinePix Z33WP digital camera. Perfect for budding photographers who want to experience life to the fullest, the FinePix Z33WP enables users to capture those precious moments, regardless of the conditions and share them easily with their extended network of friends and family members.
The 10-Megapixel FinePix Z33WP is available in three striking colors – green, pink and black – and is ready for any adventure including underwater activity up to approximately 10 feet (3M)! A 2.7″, 230,000 dots resolution LCD screen – the largest of any Z-series camera yet – and Fujinon 3x Optical Zoom lens allows for a clearer view of those not-to-be-missed moments on the beach, on the ski slopes, hiking in the mountains or boating at the lake. It’s also perfect for everyday activities in the rain, the pool or any other place you might think twice about taking a conventional digital camera.
Intelligent Scene Recognition
Adding ease to outdoor navigation, the FinePix Z33WP is equipped with a new SR Auto (Automatic Scene Recognition) mode that enables the camera to intelligently recognize six types of scenes automatically. For each picture taken in this mode, the Z33WP will optimize the ideal exposure, focus, white balance and ISO for the scene to ensure the best quality picture is captured with ease. In addition, Fujifilm’s Picture Stabilization is powered by high sensitivity for faster shutter and operational speeds to help reduce camera shake, keeping real life moments as true to form as possible.
Easy Sharing
The family-friendly Z33WP also features Fujifilm’s handy Blog Mode which allows for easier sharing with friends and family members. The Blog mode automatically resizes a photo to a standard 640×480 pixels (VGA) or 320×240 pixels (QVGA) image size and enables 12 in-camera editing features such as Zooming, Miniature effect, Illustration and Painting, cutting the need for extra time with home editing.
In addition to these innovations, the FinePix Z33WP is loaded with the following handy features:
- Face Detection Technology: Operating in tandem with automatic red-eye removal, the FinePix Z33WP identifies up to 10 human faces in a scene, and sets the correct focus and exposure, regardless of where subjects are located within the frame.
- Automatic Red Eye Removal accents the aforementioned features by lending an extra touch to that group shot. The Z33WP automatically checks for red eye and self-corrects it in each and every person in the photo, saving time on post-editing.
- Couple and Group Timer Modes: Working in conjunction with Face Detection technology, detects two faces in ‘Couple Timer Mode’ and up to four faces in ‘Group Timer Mode’ in a frame.
- One Touch MOVIE Button: Capture VGA quality movie clips at 30 frames per second with sound to capture all of those once-in-a-lifetime moments.
- Battery Life: The long-life rechargeable Li-ion battery (up to 200 shots) allows for extended use without worrying if the camera is going to last for the duration of the trip.
“With the success of the FinePix Z20fd for the Gen Y crowd, it is only a natural progression for Fujifilm to provide active, technology-savvy families with the unparalleled style and function that everyone demands in the 21st century,” said David Troy, marketing manager, Consumer Digital Cameras, Electronic Imaging Division, FUJIFILM U.S.A., Inc. “Today’s users not only want to experience everything life has to offer, but they also want their camera to be able to experience and capture it with them.”
The FinePix Z33WP will debut in late March at a retail price of $199.95.
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I am really disappointed with this camera. I bought in hopes of it being not too bad, but it turned out to be horrible. I am really upset. I payed $200 for it when it was new. It gave me poor image quality and a very horrible image stabilizer.
I would advise you not to make the same mistake I did and buy this camera.
Shame on you Fuji. I bought this Z33WP gift for a family member and it lasted less than 1 week. It was not waterproof and ruined the battery, memory chip & our trip photos. Worse yet, Fuji service refused to honour the 2 year warrranty & replace or fix the camera. Save your money & buy something else.
I sent my Z33wp in to be serviced under warranty. Received with a no problem found…that would be okay if it had no problem. Did not use again until I was on vacation, and when I went to take my first picture I found the problem once again.
Got back from vacation and sent back to Fuji Service and they told me it would be $90.00 to fix the problem. I called and explained when it was sent back under warranty the problem was not solved so it should be covered under warranty. They would not wave the $90.00 repair fee. Instead of sending Fuji $90.00 I sent Canon a little more for a much better camera.
Save you time and money and do not buy a Fuji product.
I had my camera break with me only using approx 5 months. I read the paperwork in the box and called the 800 to be informed it has to be mailed in. I went online printed the form and mailed the camera back to FUJI with insurance and delivery confirmation. They sent me an automated email they received the camera 4 days after the delivery was made. Then I went to check status to have it show me owing $55 before they will fix it. (under warranty again) Then I called the number left a message for a return call to get a message that states for immediate results email me at such and such address so I emailed also. This was 12 days ago and still no response to the voicemail or the email.
I emailed of my disgust to then get a form in the mail stating that the battery door was broken and not covered and the camera had water damage. Well funny how the battery at the house doesn’t have water damage that was inside the camera. (and I took pictures the day I mailed it of the paperwork I was sending) Finally a live person confirmed after looking at the camera they didn’t understand why that was put on my form and that multiple people look at the camera and that is why they have different results on the paperwork/status updates. WHAT A LOAD of Crap. (sorry) They are still telling us they will not fix the camera. Looked online to find numerous others having the same problem with the poorly designed camera door. The manager said if this was the case he would have numerous cameras returned and he would not fix without at least $22.00 and shipping so over $30 for my new camera that I haven’t had for a year that is CRAP.
Now they are telling me they won’t even send my camera back unless I pay for the shipping providing them with a credit card. After researching others have done this to be charged a lot more than shipping. They have the worst customer service, they don’t honor their warranties and if they are going to exclude things from their warranty they need to list that on their warranty sheet. I could have taken this back to the store and I still have time to do a credit card dispute but it isn’t fair to the store if I can’t return it for them to lose on the sale when they don’t even have the product to show for the dispute! This is horrible and I am really upset that I have a camera I didn’t even hardly get to use.
This was my first and LAST purchase from FUJI !!
I have owned 3 Canons and they both work great still one being 13 years old and the only reason for purchase on this FUJI camera was waterproof. I will never stray from Canon and Nikon again. I don’t know what their customer service is like because their products don’t fail! FUJI has lost me and I will make sure others don’t have to go through what I do by letting them know how horrible this company is.
Thanks for listening and hope this will save someone else from losing money on junk!
Michelle
HORRIBLE CAMERA, NEVER WORKED!!! CARD ERROR MESSAGE WITH EVERY CARD I TRIED. NO CUSTOMER SERVICE AND USELESS PRODUCT. JUST LOOK AT THIS MOUNTAIN OF BAD REVIEWS. FUJI SUCK, I’LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER AND I ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO STAY AWAY.
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